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a new report claims the u.s. is only a few years away, now, from producing more oil than saudi arabia. the international energy agency also predicts the u.s. could become energy-inspect by the year 2035. but many experts remain doubtful. >>> meanwhile, new video from the record flood in central italy. you see the river here sweeping this boat away and ripping trees from the ground. at least four people have been killed in the floods. three of them, when a bridge collapsed. rescuers in the helicopter you see there were able to pull one man to safety, after his car was swept away. >>> and four-time nascar champ jeff gordon will have to pay up for the deliberate wreck that sparked a wild brawl in phoenix over the weekend. gordon has been fined $100,000 and docked 25 points for slamming clint bowyer into the wall you see there. >>> and could it be true? are humans collectively getting dumber? a new study from stanford university claims that humans have been steadily losing intelligence for thousands of years because,
a new report claims the u.s. is only a few years away, now, from producing more oil than saudi arabia. the international energy agency also predicts the u.s. could become energy-inspect by the year 2035. but many experts remain doubtful. >>> meanwhile, new video from the record flood in central italy. you see the river here sweeping this boat away and ripping trees from the ground. at least four people have been killed in the floods. three of them, when a bridge collapsed. rescuers in...
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david petraeus will testify tomorrow on capitol hill behind closed doors about the taken to u.s. consulate in libya. that, despite the ongoing sex scandal that forced him to resign last week. his mistress is suspected of storing significant amounts of military documents, including cass classified material at her home, this, in possible violation of federal law. >>> the top commander in afghanistan, john allen, is also under investigation. he's accused of exchanging potentially inappropriate e-mails with tampa socialite jill kelley. officials say most e-mails show no evidence of any sexual relationship. the president is expected to answer questions about the scandal this afternoon. we'll carry his news conference live here on abc at 1:30. >>> congresswoman nancy pelosi announced she's not retiring. she will stay on as my or not speaker. >>> meanwhile, the woman at the center of an eye-opening smalltown swindle is expected to change her plea to guilty today. prosecutors say that rita crundwell, a prominent horse breeder, stole some $53 million from the taxpayers of dixon, illinois,
david petraeus will testify tomorrow on capitol hill behind closed doors about the taken to u.s. consulate in libya. that, despite the ongoing sex scandal that forced him to resign last week. his mistress is suspected of storing significant amounts of military documents, including cass classified material at her home, this, in possible violation of federal law. >>> the top commander in afghanistan, john allen, is also under investigation. he's accused of exchanging potentially...
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certain frequent flyers traveling on u.s. airways, delta and united will be able to go through screenings more quickly. bwi is the 32nd airport to launch this program and more than 4 million people have used it. >>> time now for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> check out what's going on in towson. we have plenty of sunshine out there this morning. it's going to be a great day, especially if you can just stay in and look out the window because we're dealing with very cold temperatures. look at the temperature now of 37 degrees. we're not going to warm up that much as we go throughout the afternoon. this is what we can expect as we head throughout the day, that temperature coming in right around 49 degrees by this afternoon. it's going to be chilly still. that's our high. as we go through time, we have our next chance for some showers working their way in on sunday, but still plenty of sunshine in the forecast before then. let's get a check now of the traffic with lauren. good morning. >>reporter: good morning, lynette.
certain frequent flyers traveling on u.s. airways, delta and united will be able to go through screenings more quickly. bwi is the 32nd airport to launch this program and more than 4 million people have used it. >>> time now for a check of the forecast with lynette. >> check out what's going on in towson. we have plenty of sunshine out there this morning. it's going to be a great day, especially if you can just stay in and look out the window because we're dealing with very cold...
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. >>> also under investigation, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen. for right now, the white house is standing by general allen who is accused of exchanging inappropriate e-mails with tampa socialite, jill kelly, the woman you see here who initiated the petraeus investigation. most of the e-mails in question show no evidence of any sexual relationship. >>> meanwhile, president obama is expected to answer questions about the scandal this afternoon. we will carry his news conference, live at 1:30 eastern here on abc. >>> meanwhile, the woman at the center of an eye-opening smalltown swindle is expected to change her plea to guilty today. prosecutors say that rita crundwell, a prominent horse breeder, stole some $53 million from the taxpayers of dixon, illinois, while she was city treasurer there, to fund her lavish lifestyle. >>> and three onboard a small plane were killed after crashing into this neighborhood in jackson, mississippi, last night. a woman inside the house that you see here burning, actually managed to jump out of the window to escape. th
. >>> also under investigation, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen. for right now, the white house is standing by general allen who is accused of exchanging inappropriate e-mails with tampa socialite, jill kelly, the woman you see here who initiated the petraeus investigation. most of the e-mails in question show no evidence of any sexual relationship. >>> meanwhile, president obama is expected to answer questions about the scandal this afternoon. we...
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but in the u.s., just 45. experts say zara isn't expanding more in the u.s. because the u.s. has a problem with expanding waistlines. >> they feel almost as if plus-sized women are aliens that came from mars or somewhere. >> reporter: what's a plus-sized zara lover to do? we took these fashionistas on a shopping trip to one of these rare zara stores in the u.s., to see how the designer sizes measure up. three bags of loot later, it was time to try things on. >> this is an extra large. now, i'm using my yoga technique to get into this. i can't get my arm in the back. this is as far as it's going on me. >> i'm a size 8. that's really cute. i'm thinking i'm an extra large now. although americans are, in fact, more obese than europeans, unlike zara, other global retailers have seized the american waistline by the belt. and are making money. >> h&m and uniclo have done tremendous business here. i don't know why you would want to shut yourself out of the american market. >> plus-sized women need to understand that your money is just as good as anybody else's money. you're trying on
but in the u.s., just 45. experts say zara isn't expanding more in the u.s. because the u.s. has a problem with expanding waistlines. >> they feel almost as if plus-sized women are aliens that came from mars or somewhere. >> reporter: what's a plus-sized zara lover to do? we took these fashionistas on a shopping trip to one of these rare zara stores in the u.s., to see how the designer sizes measure up. three bags of loot later, it was time to try things on. >> this is an...
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but the u.s. put them there and they fought valiantly, and the stories are incredible. >> when you first read about this attack at a signal moment in your life when your son was born? >> jack was born december 2nd, 2009. out of the haze of my wife's recovery room, i saw a report about eight other sons being taken from this planet. eight soldiers killed. and the coverage was, why would anybody put an outpost there? and it became a mystery that i needed to solve, why i was reporting that, why did we put an outpost in this horrible location, it became a story of the incredible heroics of the troop. as and other soldiers started reaching out and said, tell my story as well, tell my friend's story as well. >> that's what makes this special. you brought together your two worlds. you covering this from the white house every day, all the support, you wanted to get a handle on this human consequence. >> what was incredible. the decisions made by george w. bush, donald rumsfeld, robert gates, president obam
but the u.s. put them there and they fought valiantly, and the stories are incredible. >> when you first read about this attack at a signal moment in your life when your son was born? >> jack was born december 2nd, 2009. out of the haze of my wife's recovery room, i saw a report about eight other sons being taken from this planet. eight soldiers killed. and the coverage was, why would anybody put an outpost there? and it became a mystery that i needed to solve, why i was reporting...
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d petraeus is on the hill right now testifying about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. u.s.ttack killed the ambassador and three other americans. house andpear before committees this morning newschannel 8 will have an -depth report in a couple of minutes. a lot of vehicles on the roads. let's take a look at the beltway and colesville road. moving slowly from new around toavenue avenue but everything is open. looks smooth near airport in down on the toll road. better outoking a cloudy start and a sprinkles end the northern and eastern shore but that up and 44g to dry degrees is our temperature and we have some 30's off to the west. it is only 30 in martinsburg. sunny thisbe partly continued call h temperature between 50-55 degrees . in to the weekend, sunshine for clouds onnd more sunday but we are taking rain out of the forecast. it looks good for your thanksgiving holiday. be back at 8:56. ♪ >>> happy crowd out in times square. and we're all hearing the work of d.j. kalkutta right there. and look at those faces across from d.j. kalkutta.
d petraeus is on the hill right now testifying about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. u.s.ttack killed the ambassador and three other americans. house andpear before committees this morning newschannel 8 will have an -depth report in a couple of minutes. a lot of vehicles on the roads. let's take a look at the beltway and colesville road. moving slowly from new around toavenue avenue but everything is open. looks smooth near airport in down on the toll road. better outoking...
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u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost some $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage. while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all the water we have left. >> it's almost gone. >> the feeling is, for a disaster this large, there should be an all-hands on deck feeling. and every generator, within thousands of miles, should be helping people who are without power and who are in need. and this picture from the new york post this morning, tells another story. look at the giant generators. these things are huge. and right now, they're sitting, unplugged, not being used, outside of where the new york city marathon will be in central park. and a lot of
u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost some $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage. while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all...
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the first visit by a u.s. president to myanmar, the tiny asian country closed off for so long, they are now celebrating freedom. also the first visit to cambodia by a u.s. president. that is happening right now. >> great to be here. myanmar formerly known as burma. >>> also happening overnight, the woman at the center of the cia sex scandal, paula broadwell, surfaces at home with her husband and two young children opinion she's released a statement that we'll hear in a few moments. >>> and a brand-new update from robin coming up. she had what she calls a tuneup last week. it's all still part of her road to recovery. we have a new picture and we'll tell what you she has to say. >> love seeing that splil right now. >>> let's get to josh with the breaking news out of the middle east. >>> israelis pounding palestinian targets in gaza overnight launching dozens of new missile strikes. the death toll also climbing at this hour. almost 100 palestinians are now dead. on the israeli side, meanwhile, powerful images as
the first visit by a u.s. president to myanmar, the tiny asian country closed off for so long, they are now celebrating freedom. also the first visit to cambodia by a u.s. president. that is happening right now. >> great to be here. myanmar formerly known as burma. >>> also happening overnight, the woman at the center of the cia sex scandal, paula broadwell, surfaces at home with her husband and two young children opinion she's released a statement that we'll hear in a few...
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two iranian warplanes firing at a u.s. spy drone. the provocative act occurred over the persian gulf, saying the unarmed drone was flying in international air space and was not hit. iran has not responded to the pentagon's statement. >>> seven members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team six are being disciplined this morning for disclosing classified information. the s.e.a.l.s, including one involved in the mission to capture osama bin laden, were paid consultants on a new video game. officials say the s.e.a.l.s violated rules about tactics and procedures. >>> and the bank robber known as the ak-47 bandit has apparently struck again. he was caught on camera holding up a credit union in idaho just in week. forcing employees into a safe before getting away with a bag stuffed full of cash. the fbi believes he is the same person who hit several banks earlier this year, on a run from california to washington state. in one heist, he shot and seriously wounded a police officer. a $70,000 reward is now being offered for information leading to his
two iranian warplanes firing at a u.s. spy drone. the provocative act occurred over the persian gulf, saying the unarmed drone was flying in international air space and was not hit. iran has not responded to the pentagon's statement. >>> seven members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team six are being disciplined this morning for disclosing classified information. the s.e.a.l.s, including one involved in the mission to capture osama bin laden, were paid consultants on a new video game....
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a u.s. embassy is attacked in israel by a man wielding an ax and a knife as we said. >> that's right, it's all happening overnight. christiane amanpour had been reporting that any ground invasion by israel is at hold at this hour. that is good news because that was a big step toward escalating in the violence. >> and hillary clinton on her way there to meet with all sides. let's get right to abc's matt gutman in ramallah with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, george. anger rising in ramallah, where secretary of state clinton is to arrive later today. just 40 miles here in tel aviv, an israeli man stabbing a guard at the embassy, showing how tense things are here. an israeli man armed with an ax and a knife, stabbed a guard at the u.s. embassy in tel aviv. the guard was wounded but apparently managed to fire off a few shots. the security officers wrestling the man to the ground. secretary clinton arrives today in an effort to calm a roiling middle east, with the admin
a u.s. embassy is attacked in israel by a man wielding an ax and a knife as we said. >> that's right, it's all happening overnight. christiane amanpour had been reporting that any ground invasion by israel is at hold at this hour. that is good news because that was a big step toward escalating in the violence. >> and hillary clinton on her way there to meet with all sides. let's get right to abc's matt gutman in ramallah with the latest. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good...
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u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all the water we have left. >> it's almost gone. >> reporter: and the generators and use of them are a real question. so many feel there should be an all-hands-on-deck feeling for a disaster this large, when they hear about generators not being used properly or sitting idle, and they see generators like this story in the "post" these are two this morning, two giant generators sitting for the new york city marathon right in the middle of central park. now, they are not being used right now. not being plugged in but when you se
u.s. history. some estimates say it may cost $50 billion to rebuild. with more than 4.1 million customers still without power across a dozen states, temperatures are expected to dip into the mid to upper 30s over the weekend. this morning, "the wall street journal" reports fema has generators sitting in storage while families like this mother and daughter, living 17 flights up, are without power. telling our diane sawyer, their water is now running out, too. >> that's all the...
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democrat timken is the winner the virginia u.s. senate race and beat george allen with 52% of the boats. -- 52% of the vote. the three made ballot initiatives in maryland all passed. voters approved legalizing same- sex marriage, expanding children and allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition college rates. we are trying to wind down this commute. 395, the delays are coming off the beltway. a brief delay in landmark and the inbound 14th street bridge. the inner loop of the beltway is with am springfield at 66 on the shoulder. no problems to report on the 355 off the belt way. about lighterned snow coming into the picture. 39 degrees now with cloudy but a coastal storm is trying to bring its moisture. we will have a better chance of today.ter the first snowflakes of the season will be possible most of will stay east of 95. our temperatures will be 38-43 degrees and after we have a nice warmup for the weekend. >> thank you for watching. we will be back at noon. "live with kelly and michael" is next. hey! hey, baby. [ stts
democrat timken is the winner the virginia u.s. senate race and beat george allen with 52% of the boats. -- 52% of the vote. the three made ballot initiatives in maryland all passed. voters approved legalizing same- sex marriage, expanding children and allowing illegal immigrants to pay in- state tuition college rates. we are trying to wind down this commute. 395, the delays are coming off the beltway. a brief delay in landmark and the inbound 14th street bridge. the inner loop of the beltway...
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u.s. officials call the u.n.'s recognition a new obstacle to peace. >>> and at this hour, much of syria is now cut off from the outside world, as the bloody civil war there intensifies. internet service has been down for more than 24 hours. no planes are flying into or out of the capital, damascus. cell phone service also down. government and rebel forces blame each other for the outages. >>> finally, turns out even michael jordan can't break all the rules. a miami country club, at least attempted to show the six-time nba champion the door, banning him because he dared to wear cargo shorts that had many pockets on them, violating a bermuda short only dress code. jordan was on the 12th hole when he was asked to change. when he refused, he was asked to leave and never return. but he is michael jordan. so he decided to play out the 18 before he left. >> who knew cargo shorts were controversial? >> pockets. pockets. >> too many pockets, i guess. >>> now, the stalemate in washington over the fiscal cliff. everyone's ta
u.s. officials call the u.n.'s recognition a new obstacle to peace. >>> and at this hour, much of syria is now cut off from the outside world, as the bloody civil war there intensifies. internet service has been down for more than 24 hours. no planes are flying into or out of the capital, damascus. cell phone service also down. government and rebel forces blame each other for the outages. >>> finally, turns out even michael jordan can't break all the rules. a miami country...
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and what the u.s. does after 2014. >> the big decision there is how many troops to leave in right now. and then, how quickly to ramp down, going to 2014. >> how quickly. and general john allen who is under investigation because of the e-mails involved in the petraeus affair. >> martha raddatz, thanks very much. >>> we get the rest of the top headlines from josh. >> good morning. we're going to begin with the big ruling affecting big tobacco. a federal judge in washington has ordered the major cigarette makers to take out ads in which they publicly admit they lied about the dangers of smoking. they must take out ads that say that smoking is responsible for 1,200 deaths per day. >>> and details on a fire in a clothing company in bangladesh. owned by a company that sup plies retail chains here in the united states. 112 people died in the blaze you see here. and we learned overnight, three factory officials have now been arrested, accused of locking the doors, trapping workers inside. the few who survived
and what the u.s. does after 2014. >> the big decision there is how many troops to leave in right now. and then, how quickly to ramp down, going to 2014. >> how quickly. and general john allen who is under investigation because of the e-mails involved in the petraeus affair. >> martha raddatz, thanks very much. >>> we get the rest of the top headlines from josh. >> good morning. we're going to begin with the big ruling affecting big tobacco. a federal judge in...
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this came out this year, brought to the u.s. kids love it. 100 bucks, starting off. >> can you get back to the desk? no time to play, vargas. you logon to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! all of these deals up there. and joey fortman, we appreciate it. a special applause for the young ones with us. >> they made it. >> it's actually elizabeth's deal. >> i just took my bike helmet off. >>> switching gears here. what is it about cougars and cubs? we're not talking wildlife. we mean older women and younger men who date them. a new show "extreme cougar lives" explores women in relationships with men, young enough not to be just their sons but their grandsons. abc's nick watt takes a look. >> reporter: there were samantha's exploits on tv. stiffler's mom on the big screen. >> finch, are you trying to seduce me? >> yes, ma'am, i am. >> reporter: the modern-day mrs. robinson. and most famously, demi, in real life. so, what's life like for everyday cougars and their cubs? meet octavio. he's 28. >> are you single? >> no, i'm not. i have a
this came out this year, brought to the u.s. kids love it. 100 bucks, starting off. >> can you get back to the desk? no time to play, vargas. you logon to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! all of these deals up there. and joey fortman, we appreciate it. a special applause for the young ones with us. >> they made it. >> it's actually elizabeth's deal. >> i just took my bike helmet off. >>> switching gears here. what is it about cougars and cubs? we're not talking...
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petraeus will go behind closed doors on capitol hill today to testify about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, is here with more on that. we're also learning more about the women at the center of this. >> reporter: as best we know general petraeus is being called to answer questions about only what went wrong when four americans died in the terrorist attack in benghazi. he is expected to talk about security videos from the consulate and surveillance video from an unmanned drone that showed events in real-time. petraeus will take the familiar walk this morning to a senate hearing room, knowing that the senators have agreed not to ask him about his extramarital affair, leaving that to others for you, including the inspector general of the cia. one question that has been answered in the case involved the so-called shirtless fbi agent, fred humphries, who started the investigation. "the seattle times" published this shirtless photo thursday. and as humphries had claimed, it appears to be more a joke than something sexuall
petraeus will go behind closed doors on capitol hill today to testify about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, is here with more on that. we're also learning more about the women at the center of this. >> reporter: as best we know general petraeus is being called to answer questions about only what went wrong when four americans died in the terrorist attack in benghazi. he is expected to talk about security videos from...
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watch the sa >> all that weather waought >> all that weather was brought to you by the u.s. postal service. let's go back inside to -- elizabeth. >> elizabeth. >> all right. okay. thanks. >>> coming up, the high-speed heist caught on camera. how jewelry robbers ripped off a mall in the middle of the day on two wheels. okay, now here's our holiday gift list. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. you know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yea, i know. oh, you're good. good luck! priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. and eddy said the toys might not be ready! eddy? the elf! ♪ [ radio announcer ] today's forecast: it's snowing snowballs and snow bricks out there... seven more days and it's snowing snow bricks! oh, well, be careful! [ radio announcer ] only two days to go, and several of the elves were tossed around when the
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. >>> and top u.s. doctors are trying to make birth control pills more accessible. the nation's largest group of ob-gyns is recommending oral contraceptives be sold over the counter, saying that benefits would outweigh any risks. however, making the pill available without a prescription or exam, could mean it would no longer be covered by health insurance. >>> and finally, quickly. some women go too far. a teen pulled a prank on her mom. and take a look. while visiting the grand canyon, she sent her mother this picture and posted it online. and from the reaction of the crew, especially the moms on the crew, she may have gone too far. >> not funny. >> no. >> that's not funny. >> america, that's my little lead balloon for you on this thanksgiving eve. >> how did she do that? >> yeah. is there a ledge behind? >> she was standing on a stair, right behind. >> she was? >> she's just taking perspective and actually turning it. it's an optical illusion. >> how did the mom take it? >> she was not happy. >> see? >> i thought it was sort of funny. >> we do think it's funny. >>
. >>> and top u.s. doctors are trying to make birth control pills more accessible. the nation's largest group of ob-gyns is recommending oral contraceptives be sold over the counter, saying that benefits would outweigh any risks. however, making the pill available without a prescription or exam, could mean it would no longer be covered by health insurance. >>> and finally, quickly. some women go too far. a teen pulled a prank on her mom. and take a look. while visiting the...
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you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. >>> election "play of the day." love it. >> the trumpets ringing it in. we have a bipartisan preschool for you. kids getting competitive about the day. 4-year-old leslie, his 3-year-old brother, luke. take a listen. >> mitt romney wins. >> i'm mitt romney. >> no, no. you're president obama. you didn't win. >> hey. >> no. i win. >> i win. >> i win. >> i win. >> mitt romney wins. >> i win. >> i win. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> hopefully not a preview of things to come this evening. remember abigael? it's almost over abi. take a look. >> because -- i'm crying because i'm tired of barack obama and
you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. >>> election "play of the day."...
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. >> we're going to begin with the major jolt for the u.s. economy. americans are opening their wallets and spending again. and doing so in record numbers. weekend "gma" anchor, bianna golodryga, here to explain it all. >> reporter: the numbers out this morning are eye-opening. americans spent a record $1.5 billion on cyber monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year. sales were up 28%, compared to the same day last year. and that's especially remarkable considering the record number of shoppers we saw getting an early start over the holiday weekend. amazon enjoyed what could be one of its busiest days in history. this is what it looked like inside 1 of the company's 80 order fulfillment centers. a warehouse in phoenix with miles of conveyor belts. americans are seeing the economy and the housing market slowly improving. but we have four more weeks of holiday shopping. whether the sales numbers can hold up, remains to be scene. >> cautious optimism. thank you for that, bianna. >>> here's another piece of good news for the economy this morning.
. >> we're going to begin with the major jolt for the u.s. economy. americans are opening their wallets and spending again. and doing so in record numbers. weekend "gma" anchor, bianna golodryga, here to explain it all. >> reporter: the numbers out this morning are eye-opening. americans spent a record $1.5 billion on cyber monday, the busiest online shopping day of the year. sales were up 28%, compared to the same day last year. and that's especially remarkable...
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the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. perhaps no surprise there. but almost 328,000 tweets per minute when president obama was projected to win the election. it beat the last record holder by over 20 million. that was in the first presidential debate by president obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16 characters. by my math, he had 124 characters left. what a picture those three words, telling so much of the story. george? >> josh, thanks very much. >>> let's go to abc's jon karl right now to talk about the house and the senate, also on the ballot last night. republicans are going to stay in control of the house. one of the surprises last night, democrats, firmly in control of the senate. >> reporter: basically, the bottom line here, you have a congress that's more deeply divided than the one we just had. but the senate, this is a story of missed republican opportunities an
the most tweeted about event in u.s. political history. perhaps no surprise there. but almost 328,000 tweets per minute when president obama was projected to win the election. it beat the last record holder by over 20 million. that was in the first presidential debate by president obama and governor romney. and take a look at a tweet that could go down as the most retweeted in history. it was barack obama's simple accounting of history last night. four more years, with a period. that equals 16...
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amazingly, this is not the biggest u.s. lottery prize ever. in march of this year, three tickets shared a megamillions jackpot of $656 million. last night, nearly 9 million ticketholders won smaller consolation prizes. if you matched 5 out of 6 winning numbers, you'll take home prizes totalling more than $130 million. and for the rest of us, there's jimmy kimmel's advice. >> the lottery is an opportunity for your dream to come true, especially if your dream is to lose a dollar. >> reporter: lottery officials are saying that when the numbers drawn are low number, in this case, all of them under 30, those are the ones that people tend to play, because they coin side with birthdays, anniversaries, things like that. and they increase the chances of more than one winner. amy? >> but not likely enough for us. all right, david, thanks so much. >>> we want to head to st. louis, missouri, home to the second winning ticket in this huge powerball jackpot. abc's alex perez is there live. alex, good morning. >> reporter: well, amy, good morning. this gas s
amazingly, this is not the biggest u.s. lottery prize ever. in march of this year, three tickets shared a megamillions jackpot of $656 million. last night, nearly 9 million ticketholders won smaller consolation prizes. if you matched 5 out of 6 winning numbers, you'll take home prizes totalling more than $130 million. and for the rest of us, there's jimmy kimmel's advice. >> the lottery is an opportunity for your dream to come true, especially if your dream is to lose a dollar. >>...
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you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. >>> here's "the play of the day"! >>> might be our first repeat play of the day. he did that last year, he did it again this year. jimmy kimmel pulling a prank. telling parentses to tell their kids they ate all the halloween candy and he filmed it. take a look. >> dad and i ate all your candy? >> what? >> you mean even the suckers? >> yeah. [ crying ] >> we ate all your halloween candy. [ laughter ] >> mommy ate all your candy [ oh ] >> mommy was -- >> jimmy kimmel to mel told me it. >> who's jimmy kimmel? >> that's not -- >> i'm sorry for eating all your candy. >> that's okay. >> all ri
you start with a u.s. senator named ben. by helping restore thousands of acres of oyster beds, he kept hundreds of oystermen on the job... which keeps wholesalers in business... and that means more delivery companies... making deliveries to more restaurants... which hire more workers. and that means more oystermen. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approved this message. >>> here's "the play of the day"!...
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ambassador susan rice is breaking her silence about comments she made after the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. rice has been criticized for saying a mob was behind the attack, and said terrorists possibly linked to al qaeda. rice says the erroneous information was pass on early intelligence assessments, made on good faith. and that attacks from her critics have been, quote, unfounded. >>> jesse jackson jr. is resigning after nearly 17 years in congress. he easily won re-election this month, despite his one-month-long hospitalization for bipolar disorder. he is also under investigation for possible misuse of campaign funds. in his resignation letter, jackson cited his health and acknowledged making mistakes. >>> and police in new york city believe they have captured a serial killer who had shopkeepers on-edge and was ready to kill again. this salesman carrying a beautiful bag murdered three brooklyn store owners since july. they say they found the murder weapon, a rifle, in that duffel bag. the victims were all middle eastern. but police have yet to discuss a motiv
ambassador susan rice is breaking her silence about comments she made after the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. rice has been criticized for saying a mob was behind the attack, and said terrorists possibly linked to al qaeda. rice says the erroneous information was pass on early intelligence assessments, made on good faith. and that attacks from her critics have been, quote, unfounded. >>> jesse jackson jr. is resigning after nearly 17 years in congress. he easily won...
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. >> reporter: the new jersey national guard and the u.s. army rescued hundreds of people from their homes on wednesday. lifting them, one by one, into trucks and transporting them to higher ground. first responders, knocking on doors and delivering food and water to residents on upper levels. even after night fall, the military rescue trucks are still here, lined up, going block by block. making sure no one is stranded inside. soaking wet and cold, daniel got stranded in his car until help arrived. >> they got through. >> reporter: it could be seven to ten days before hoboken has power again. in the meantime, the city is pulling together in the wake of a disaster. creating makeshift charging stations, powered by generators. an 11-year-old girl opened up her own internet cafe to those in need of a power cord. >> a place to charge our phones just so we can let other people know we're okay. >> reporter: and take a look at this picture taken by giants quarterback eli manning, holding a flashlight as he takes a picture of some of the damage of h
. >> reporter: the new jersey national guard and the u.s. army rescued hundreds of people from their homes on wednesday. lifting them, one by one, into trucks and transporting them to higher ground. first responders, knocking on doors and delivering food and water to residents on upper levels. even after night fall, the military rescue trucks are still here, lined up, going block by block. making sure no one is stranded inside. soaking wet and cold, daniel got stranded in his car until...
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every house of representatives is up for today and the control of the u.s. senate is at stake. and abc's jon karl is on the other side of our election studio with that. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. the story as far as congress goes today, is control of the senate. let's look where things stand. right now, the senate has 53 democrats, 47 republicans. today, at stake is one-third of the senate. 23 of those seats are democratic seats. only ten republicans are up for re-electi re-election. that's why this should look like a good opportunity for republicans. there's a lot of targets of opportunity. i'm going to watch three races early in the night that pose big problems for republicans. the first, massachusetts. scott brown, republican that won ted kennedy's seat. >> a very tight race now. >> reporter: he is trailing badly going into against elizabeth warren. and indiana, a seat republicans have controlled for 36 years was to be safe. but richard mourdock, controversial comments on rape. and todd akin, comments about legitimate rape. >> you think claire mccaskill hangs on?
every house of representatives is up for today and the control of the u.s. senate is at stake. and abc's jon karl is on the other side of our election studio with that. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. the story as far as congress goes today, is control of the senate. let's look where things stand. right now, the senate has 53 democrats, 47 republicans. today, at stake is one-third of the senate. 23 of those seats are democratic seats. only ten republicans are up for re-electi...